American Film Institute

Quentin Tarantino Trivia

August 8, 2020

I have been a film buff since childhood and in recent months have reconnected with dozens of old favorites thanks to channels that include AMC, Netflix, ROKU, and TCM. For background information, I think these are the best sources: Academy…

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Oprah Winfrey: Interesting Background Information

July 30, 2020

I have been a film buff since childhood and in recent months have reconnected with dozens of old favorites thanks to channels that include AMC, Netflix, ROKU, and TCM. For background information, I think these are the best sources: Academy…

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Oscars for Best Films: 1996-2019

July 29, 2020

I have been a film buff since childhood and in recent months have reconnected with dozens of old favorites thanks to channels that include AMC, Netflix, ROKU, and TCM. For background information, I think these are the best sources: Academy…

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Steven Spielberg: Interesting Information

July 26, 2020

I have been a film buff since childhood and in recent months have reconnected with dozens of old favorites thanks to channels that include AMC, Netflix, ROKU, and TCM. For background information, I think these are the best sources: Academy…

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Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role: 1994-2019

July 20, 2020

I have been a film buff since childhood and in recent months have reconnected with dozens of old favorites thanks to channels that include AMC, Netflix, ROKU, and TCM. For background information, I think these are the best sources: Academy…

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AFI’s Ten Best Films, Comedies, and Westerns

July 14, 2020

  I have been a film buff since childhood and in recent months have reconnected with dozens of old favorites thanks to channels that include AMC, Netflix, ROKU, and TCM. For background information, I think these are the best sources:…

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Life isn’t everything: A book review by Bob Morris

February 1, 2020

Life isn’t everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 150 of his closest friends Ash Carter and Sam Kashner Henry Holt and Company (November 2019) Thank you, Igor Mikhail Peschkowsky, for the pleasure of your company…and humanity Here’s how Ash Carter…

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Film Noir Classics

May 13, 2017

Opinions are divided as to the defining characteristics of the noir genre but the term does connote “darkness” of spirit and intent as well as of locale and time of day. Here’s what Roger Ebert thinks: “Film noir is .…

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Yet another ten films that deserve more attention and appreciation

May 8, 2017

  The response to two previous posts about great but neglected films prompts another list of nominees, again listed in order of their release. o The Killers (1946) o The Red Shoes (1948) o The Ladykillers (1955) o Play Misty…

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Another ten films that deserve more attention and appreciation

May 2, 2017

In a previous post, I identified what I characterized as “Ten of the best films that most people haven’t seen or even heard of.” Here’s another ten that, in my opinion, also deserve more attention and appreciation, listed in order…

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